Cloth-cutting machine.



S. HARDY.

CLOTH CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912.

1,071,521. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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S.HARDY.

CLOTH CUTTING MACHINE. APPLIGATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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S. HARDY.

CLOTH CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912.

Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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S. HARDY.

CLOTH CUTTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912. Patented Aug. 26, 1913.

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CLOTH CUTTING MAGHI'NB.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 27, 1912.

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UNTTED STATES PATENT @FFTCE.

STANLEY HARDY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CLOTH-CUTTING MACHINE.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, STANLEY HARDY, a citizenof the United States, residing at the city of St. Louis and State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inClotlrCutting Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements incloth-cutting devices that are particularly adapted to be used inconnection with the cloth-carrying machine described and illustrated inmy United States Letters Patent No. 986,822, granted March 1%, 1911, andhas for its chief objectto provide novel means for automaticallyoperating the cloth-cutting device that constitutes the subject-matterof my Patent No. 1,046,783, dated December 10, 1912.

lVith this and minor objects in'view, the present invention consists ofthe novel features of construction and arrangement of parts hereinaftermore fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, inwhich like numbers of reference denote like parts wherever they occur,Figure 1 is a left side elevation of the cloth-receiving end of theclothcarrying machine, showing the cloth-cutting device on same and theoperating means therefor; Fig. 2 is a right side elevation, on anenlarged scale, of same; Fig. 3 is an end elevation, on an enlargedscale, of same; Fig. 1 is a sectional view on the line 14;, Fig. 2; Fig.5 is a sectional view on the line 55, Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a sectional viewon the line 66, Fig. 4; Fig. 7 is an elevation of the driving means;Fig. 8 is a plan view of the lever for controlling the clothfeedingclutch mechanism; Fig. 9 is a sectional view on the line 99, Fig. 4;;and Fig. 10 is a detailed view of the chain-tightener.

The main frame of the machine is disposed above the table 1 or the likeand is preferably formed of channel-irons 2, which are connected inpairs by plates 3 or other suitable means, being adjustably suspendedfrom the ceiling 1 in such a manner that same can be raised and loweredas in my above-mentioned patent. By reason of using channel-irons 2instead of angle-irons as has hereto-fore been customary, the main frameof the machine is rendered relatively lighter and easier to raise andlower. A tubular guide 5, which is provided with a longitudiSpecification of Letters Patent.

Application filed September 27, 1912.

Patented Aug". 26,1913.

Serial No. 722,578.

nal slot 6, is supported by vertical angleirons 7 above andlongitudinally of the apron 8, said angle-irons 7 being preferablysecured to the channel-irons 2 and having an inverted U-shapedconfiguration to receive the tube 5, which is secured to said angleirons7 by means of collars 9 that are riveted or otherwise secured thereto.The apron 8 is supporteld in an inclined position by means of brackets10, which are riveted or otherwise secured to the angle-irons 7, and issecured to said brackets by any suitable means. Said apron 8 preferablyextends from one angle-iron 7 to the other and bears an upwardlyprojecting flange 11 on the rear side thereof to prevent the cloth 12from traveling in the wrong direction. A knifeholder 13, which isslidably fitted in the bore of the tubular guide 5, bears a member 14,which extends through the slot 6 in said guide. Said member leispreferably slotted to receive the knife 15 which may be adjustably heldtherein by a set-screw 16 or a plurality of such set-screws or othersuitable means. A member 17, which is secured to the apron 8 by anysuitable means, extends longitudinally below the tubular guide 5 andcontains a slot or groove 18, which extends substantially parallel tothe slot 6 in the tubular guide 5, in order to permit the knife 15 totravel therethrough, said tubular guide being located at a sufiicientdistance above the apron 8 to allow several thicknesses of cloth to passacross the member 17 and apron 8 beneath said guide.

A cord, rope, or cable 19 or the like is fastened to one end of theknifeholder 13 and passes under a pulley 20 that is mounted on a pin 21,which issecured in the outer end of the guide 5, as clearly seen in Fig.5. The flexible element 19 passes over a pulley 22, which is fastened tothe free end of a lever 28, and then down under a pulley 2 1 which isrotatably supported by a bracket 25 secured to one of the angle-irons'7, said lever being preferably located above the guide 5 and having itsother end pivotally attached at 26 to the other angle-iron 7.-

The lever 23 is preferably arranged so that its free end is capable ofmoving vertically between the sides of one of the inverted U-shapedangle-irons 7, and, in order to guide the movement of the free end ofsaid lever, a guide 27 therefor is riveted or otherwise secured to saidangle-irons, as best seen in Fig. 2. The outer end of the flexibleelement 19 is secured to a pulley 28 by bolt 29 Or other suitable means,said pulley being revolubly mounted on a shaft 30, which is arranged toextend transversely of the machine and is journaled in hangers 31, whichmay be bolted or otherwise secured to the channel-irons 2. The oppositeend of the knife-holder 13 has one end of a coil spring secured thereto,the spring being located in the interior of the tubular guide 5 andhaving its opposite end secured to the rear end of the guide 5 by meansof a pin 33, which is attached to said guide.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that, when the flexible element19 is drawn outwardly in the manner hereinafter described, the knife 15and its holder 13 will be moved through the guide 5, with the resultthat the coil spring 32 will be extended, and upon the cessation of theoutward pull on said flexible element the contraction of the spring 32will automatically restore the knife and its holder to their normalpositions, as depicted in Fig. 5.

For the purpose of holding the cloth flat upon the member 17 during thecutting thereof, a clamp 34 is provided, same being preferably arrangedto extend longitudlnally over the entire length of the apron 8 andhaving somewhat of an inverted U- shaped configuration in cross-section,so as to straddle the tubular guide 5 and to be vertically movable withrespect thereto. The lower edges of the cloth clamp 34 are preferablybent, so as to extend inwardly and then downwardly underneath thetubular guide 5, as best seen in Fig. 2, in order to form presscr-feet35 which exert pressure upon the cloth 12, when the cloth clamp isoperated in the manner hereinafter described. The member 17 ispreferably provided with a pair of grooves 36 that is arranged to extendsubstantially parallel to the slot 18 therein, one groove 36 being located near one side of said slot and directly below one of thepresser-feet 35 and the other groove 36 being located near the otherside of said slot and directly below the other presser-foot 35, so that,when the cloth clamp 34 is lowered into engagement with the cloth 12,the presser-feet 35 will press the cloth into the grooves 36 and therebyhold same taut over the slot 18, in order to allow same to be cut by theknife 15. The cloth clamp 34 is normally held in an elevated position bymeans of a bowed leaf spring 37, so that the presser-feet 35 arenormally out of engagement with the cloth 12, said spring 37 beingarranged so that its ends rest upon the tubular guide 5 and its bowedpart supports the cloth clamp 34 in an elevated position, as depicted inFig. 5. A bolt 38 is preferably arranged to extend upwardly through anopening in the spring 37 and, also, through an opening in the clothclamp 34 and bears a nut 39, which not only holds same in place, butsecures said spring and said clamp together. The upper end of the bolt38 seats in an elongated depression 40 in lever 23 and thereby holdssaid lever in an elevated position as depicted in Fig. 5. The leafspring 37 is preferably weaker than the coil. spring 32, so that whenthe flexible element 19 is wound on pulley 28 in the manner hereinafterdescribed, the free end of the lever 23 will be drawn downwardly andsaid lever will press downwardly upon the bolt 38, thereby causing thecloth clamp 34 to descend until the presscr-feet press the piece orpieces of cloth 12 into the grooves 36 in member 17, with the result ofholding the cloth taut over the slot 18, after which the flexibleelement 19 draws the knife 15 and its holder 13 toward the outer end ofthe guide 5 and thereby causes said knife to travel through the slot 18and cut the piece or pieces of cloth 12 upon the member 17. It will beobvious that, upon the cessation of the outward pull on the flexibleelement 18, the coil spring 32 will contract and thereby return theknife 15 and its holder 13 to their initial positions, after which theleaf spring 37 resumes its normal position and thereby restores thecloth clamp 34 to its elevated position, with the result of releasingthe cloth 12 upon the member 17.

The pulley 28 bears a boss 41 or a plurality of such bosses to which asprocketwheel 42 is secured by a bolt 43 or a plurality of such bolts soas to rotate therewith. On account of the pulley 28 being revolublymounted on the shaft 30, a collar 44 or the like is rigidly mounted onthe end of said shaft in order to prevent the pulley from sliding offthe latter. The sprocket-wheel 42 is rotated intermittently by anendless chain 45 in the manner hereinafter described, which chainreceives its power from a sprocket-wheel 46 that is revoh'lbly mountedon shaft 47. Shaft 47 is preferably arranged to extend transversely ofthe machine and is revolubly supported in journal boxes 48 which may bebolted or otherwise secured to the channel-irons 2. The sprocket-wheel46 is bolted or otherwise secured to a clutch member 49, which isrevolubly mounted on shaft 47, and in order to prevent same from slidingoff the end of said. shaft, a collar 50 or the like is rigidly mountedon the latter. A member 51 which is located adjacent to the clutchmember 49 on shaft 47, is rigidly mounted on said shaft, and supports arock-shaft 52, which carries a double-armed lever to the ends of whichare, respectively. attached by any suitable means the ends of a clutchstrap 54, which strap nearly encircles the clutch member 49. A member55, which is splined on shaft 47, bears a wedge-shaped lug 56, whichextends between the shoulder 57 borne by member 51 and the arm 58 borneby rock-shaft 52. \Vhen the member 55 is moved toward the member 51, thelug 56 presses against the side of the arm 58 on the rock-shaft 52 andthereby rocks the latter, which through the medium of the double-armedlever 53 thereon, causes the strap 54 to tighten around the clutchmember 49, with the result of causing said clutch member and thesprocket-wheel 46 to rotate with the shaft 47. Upon moving the member 55away from the member 51, the lug 56 releases its pressure against theside of the arm58 on the rock-shaft 52, whereby the double-armed lever53 on said rock-shaft releases its pull upon the strap 54, which, inturn, releases its hold upon the clutch member 49, thus allowing thelatter and the sprocket-wheel 46 to remain at rest upon the shaft 47,while the members 51 and 55 and strap 54 continue to rotate with saidshaft 47.

In order to move the member 55 toward and away from the member 51 at theproper time, the following mechanism is provided: A shaft 59 isjournaled in the hangers 60, which are riveted or otherwise secured tothe channel-irons 2 at the right-hand side of the machine, and has abifurcated member 61 rigidly mounted thereon. Each prong 62 of thebifurcated member 61 bears a pin 63 or the like, which projects into anannular groove 64 in the member 55 to afford a means for moving thelatter longitudinally on shaft 47. A rod 65, which extends transverselyof the machine, is mounted for reciprocation in the members 66, whichmay be riveted or otherwise secured to the channel-irons 2. The rod 65contains a slot 67, which is located adjacent to one end thereof toreceive the arm 68 borne by shaft 59, and, also, a slot 69 which islocated near the other end of said rod to receive the arm 70 borne bythe shaft 71, the latter being journaled in hangers 7 2 which may beriveted or otherwise secured to the channel-irons 2 at the lefthand sideof the machine. A spring 73, which is preferably coiled around the rod65, exerts its pressure against one of the members 66 and, also, againsta collar 74, which is secured on the rod 73 by any suitable means, andthereby tends to move the member 55 away from the member 51, with theresult of allowing the sprocket-wheel 46 to remain normally at rest uponthe shaft 47. An arm 75 borne by shaft 59 has a lever 76 pivotallyattached at 77 thereto, which pivot 77 is located intermediate the endsof said lever. One end of the lever 76 is provided with a relativelyshallow notch 78, and the other end of said lever is connected with oneend of a bar 79 by means of a rod 80, said bar being mounted forlongitudinal reciprocation in openings in bracket 25 and beingpreferably formed with a rectangular or any other polygonalcross-sectional configuration in order to prevent rotary movement ofsame, it being, of course, understood that the openings in said brackethave the same shape as the cross-sectional configuration of said bar.Said bar 79 bears an arm 81, which is secured to the other end thereofby any suitable means and is arranged to extend nearly into the path o-frotation of a pin 82 borne by the pulley 28 for a purpose hereinafterdescribed. A spring 83 is preferably coiled around the pivot 77 and isarranged so that one end thereof exerts its pressure against a stop pin84 borne by a projection 85 on arm 75 and the other end thereof exertsits pressure against a pin 86 borne by the lever 76, thereby tending torotate said lever clockwise, Fig. 4. Such rotation of said lever beinglimited by reason of the engagement of same with the stop pin 84, sothat the notched end of said lever stands normally in the path of travelof a stud or pin 87 borne by a slat 88 that connects the endless chains89. These chains travel in engagement with a pair of sprocket-wheels 90mounted on a shaft 91, which is located near the cloth-receiving end ofthe machine and is journaled in a pair of journal boxes 92 adjustablysupported by the channel-irons 2 of the frame of the machine. Saidchains are, also, arranged to travel in engagement with a similar pairof sprocket-wheels mounted on another shaft (not shown in the drawings)at the other end of the machine and being connected by a plurality ofthese slats 88, each of which slats carries a pair of cloth-clamps 88for the purpose hereinafter described in my above-mentioned patent. Thechains 89 travel toward the left, Fig. 4, and when the stud 87 entersthe notch 78 in the end of lever 76 and presses against the notched endof said lever, the latter rocks counter-clockwise on the pivot- 77 andthereby causes the arm 75 to rock the shaft 59 counter-clockwise, Fig.5. The bifurcated member 61 rocks with said shaft and causes the member55 to move toward the member 51, with the result that the wedge-shapedlug 56 causes the strap 54 to grip the clutch member 49 through themedium of arm 58, rock-shaft 52, and lever 53, whereupon thesprocket-wheel 46 is rotated counter-clockwise, Fig. 2, thus causing thechain 45 to rotate the sprocket-wheel 42 and pulley 28 in the samedirection. This rocking of shaft 59 stops the operations of the chains89 in the manner hereinafter described, so that the latter remain atrest as long as thepressure of the pin 87 against the'notched end of thelever causes the shaft 59 to hold the strap 54 tightly around the clutchmember 49 as hereinabove described. hen the lever 76 is rocked on itspivot 77 nihas just described, same causes the rod 80 to pull the bar 79toward the right, Fig. 1, thereby moving the arm 81 into the path ofrotation of the pin 82 borne by pulley 28. A block 93, which ispreferably formed of a resilient material, such as rubber or the like,is secured to the rim of the pulley 28 by a U-bolt 9-1 or other suitablemeans, and normally engages the bracket 25, as clearly illustrated inFig. 2, so that the pulley 28 holds the pin 82 normally in such positionas to allow the arm 81 borne by bar 79 to pass over same when said barmoves said arm into the path of rotation of said pin. \Vhile the arm 81borne by bar 79 is thus held in the path of rotation of the pin 82 borneby pulley 28, the latter is rotated counterclockwise, Fig. 2, therebymoving the block 93 away from the bracket 25 and causing the flexibleelement 19 to wind thereupon, whereby said element lowers the clamp 31into engagement with the cloth 12 upon member 1?, so as to hold thecloth taut over the slot 18 in said member, and then draws theknife-holder 13 toward the left, Fig. 5, in order to cause the knife 15to travel through the slot 18 and cut the piece or pieces of cloth onthe member 17 as herein above described.

The pulley 28 rotates through nearly a complete revolution. while theclamp 31 is lowered and the knife 15 is drawn through the slot 18 tocutthe cloth 12 as just dc scribed, and by the time the knife 15 reachesthe limit of its travel toward the left, Fig. 5, the pin 82 borne bypulley 28 will have engaged the arm 81 borne by bar 7 9 and moved saidbar toward the left, Fig. 1, whereby said bar causes the rod 80 to pullupon lever 76 and causes said lever to rock clockwise, hi 1. Thismovement of said lever brings its notched end 7 8 out of engagement withthe stud 87, after which the pressure of syn-mg 73 rocks the shaft 59clockwise, Fig. 5, through the medium of rod 65 and arm 08 until the arm75 returns to its initial position, and the spring 83 rocks the lever 76farther in a clockwise direction until said lever occupies its normalposition in engagement with the stop pin 81 and its notched end 7 8 inthe path of travel of the next stud (not shown) borne by the chainconveyer 89. This return. movement of shaft 59 operates mechanism whichsets the chains 89 into operation in the manner hereinafter describedand siimiltaneously restores the member 55 to its normal position,whereby the strap 85 releases the member 4-9. When the member 1-9 isreleased, the pull of spring and the pressure of spring 3'? return theknife-holder 13 and the clamp 31, respectively to their initialpositions, thereby causing the flexible element 1.9 to rotate the pulley28 clockwise, Fig. 2. until such movement the block 93 wit-h the bracket25 as illustrated in said figure.

The lever 76 may be arranged so that its notched end 78 will rest uponthe upper flange of the upper channel-iron 2 at the righthand side ofthe machine as illustrated in the drawings, and the opening in saidlever for the pivot 77 may be of such size as to permit of sufficientplay of said lever, so that the notched end 78 of the latter will notride up the side of the stud 87, when said stud rocks said lever and thearm 75 as hereinabove described. By this arrangement the notched end ofsaid lever will rest upon the upper flange of the upper channel-iron 2at all times. If desired, the stud 87 may bear a cap or enlarged head 95to prevent the notched end 78 of the lever 76 from slipping off saidstud.

The shaft 91 has a sprocket-wheel 96 rigidly mounted thereon, whichsprocket-wheel is driven by a chain 9'? which receives its power from asprocket-wheel 98 loosely mounted on shaft 47. A clutch member 99 isrotatably mounted on shaft 17 and is secured to the sprocket-wheel 98 soas to rotate therewith, a collar 1.00 or the like being secured on theend of said shaft to prevent said sprocket-wheel from sliding off same.A strap 101 extends nearly around the clutch member 99 and has its endsattached to a double-armed lever 102 borne by a rocksh aft 103, which isrevolubly supported by a member 104: rigidly mounted on shaft 47. Amember 105 is splined on shaft ll, and bears a wedge-shaped lug 106,which extends between a shoulder 10'? borne by member 101- and the arm108 borne by the rock-shaft 103. Said member 105 contains an annulargroove 109 into which pins 110 project from the prongs 111 of abifurcated member 112, which is rigidly mounted on shaft 71, for thepurpose of moving said member 105 longitudinally on shaft 4:7. Thepressure of spring 73 holds the member 105 in such position through themedium of rod 65, arm 70, shaft 71, and the bifurcated member 112 thatthe wedge-shaped lug 106 presses against the arm 108 on rock-shaft 103,whereby the double-armed lever 102 on said shaft 103 holds the strap 101tightly around the clutch member 99, with the result that said clutchmember rotates with the shaft 47 and thereby causes the sprocket-wheel98 to drive the shaft 91 through the intermediation of the chain 97 andthe sprocket-wheel 90. By this arrangement, the shaft 91 rotates anddrives the chains 89 as long as the strap 101 is held tightly around theclutch member 99, but, when the shaft 59 is rocked counter-clockwise,Fig. 5, by the engagement of a stud 87 with the notched end 78 of lever76 as hereinabove described, said shaft causes the shaft 71 to rock inthe same diof the latter is limited by the engagement of I reetionthrough the medium of arm 68, rod

65, and arm 70, whereby the bifurcated member 112 moves the member 105away from the member 104 so that the wedgeshaped lug 106 releases itspressure against the arm 108 on rock-shaft 103, with the result that thestrap 101 releases the clutch member 99 in order to allow said clutchmember and sprocket-wheel 98 to remain at rest upon shaft 47, and inthis way permit the chains 89, also, to remain at rest while the clothis being cut as hereinabove de scribed.

A chain 113, which receives its power from a sprocketavheel 114 looselymounted on the drive shaft 115, travels in engagement with asprocketwheel 116 rigidly mounted on shaft 47 and, also, wit-h asprocket-wheel 117, which is revolubly mounted on shaft 118, said shaft118 being supported by a support 119, which may be bolted or otherwisesecured to the floor 120 or other support. Said drive shaft 115 isjournaled in hangers 121, which may be bolted or otherwise secured tothe ceiling 4 or other support, and bears a pulley 122 which is drivenby a belt 123 that receives its power from any suitable source. A clutchmember 124 is splined on the drive shaft 115 so that same can be movedinto and out of en'- gagement witha clutch member 125 borne by the hubof sprocket-wheel 114, a lever 126, which is pivotally attached at 127to a hanger 128 bolted or otherwise secured to the ceiling 4, beingoperat-ively connected with said clutch member 124 for the purpose ofmoving same into and out of engagement with said clutch member 125. Anidle sprocket-wheel 129, which is revolubly mounted on a pintle 130borne by a boss 131 on plate 132, engages the chain 113 and not onlyaffords a means for regulating the tension of said chain, but, also,affords a means for holding said chain in engagement with thesprocket-wheel 116 on shaft 47 at all times, whether the frame of themachine is raised or lowered, said plate 132 being fastened to thechannel-irons 2 at one side of the machine by means of bolts 133 or thelike, which bolts pass through slots 134 that extend substantiallyhorizontal in said channel-irons and, also, through slots 135 thatextend substantially vertical in said plate, so that the latter can beadjusted vertically and horizontally.

The cloth 12 passes between a pair of feedrollers 136, which rollers arerigidly mounted on a pair of shafts 137, respectively, and are coveredwith rubber or the like (not shown), said shafts being journaled in apair of plates 138, which plates are supported by the apron 8 and, also,by a crosspiece 139 which connects the U-shaped angleirons 7. The shafts137 protrude from the plate 138 adjacent to one side of the machine andbear gears 140, respectively, which gears mesh with each other so thatthe shafts 137 will rotate simultaneously when either is rotated. One ofthe shafts 137 protrudes from the plate 138 adjacent to the other sideof 'be shifted into and out of engagement with the clutch member 144borne by the hub of the sprocket-wheel 145, which is loosely mounted onsaid shaft 137 and is driven by a chain 146, which receives its powerfrom a sprocket wheel 147 rigidly mounted on shaft 91, a spring 148being provided for the purpose of holding the clutch member 143 normallyin engagement with the clutch member 144. A lever 149 is pivotallyattached at one end thereof at 150 to the crosspiece 139 and isoperatively connected with the clutch member 143, in order to afford ameans for moving the latter into and out of engagement with the clutchmember 144. In order to actuate the lever 149, the free end thereof isattached to one end of a rod 151, which extends transversely of themachine and has its other end attached to the arm 152 of a bell-cranklever 153, said lever 153 being pivoted at 154 to a bracket 155, whichis riveted or otherwise secured to.

the U-shaped angle-iron 7 at the opposite side of the machine. Thebellcrank lever 153 is arranged so that, when the rod 151 stands infront of the pivot 154, as depicted in Fig. 8, the spring 148 holds theclutch 143 in engagement with the clutch member 144, whereby the shaft137 is caused to rotate whenever the shaft 91 is rotated as hereinabovedescribed but when the lever 153 is moved to the posit-ion depicted indotted lines, Fig. 8, same draws the rod 151 to aposition in the rear ofthe pivot 154 and thereby causes said rod to move and hold the clutchmember 143 out of engage ment with the clutch member 144, thus allowingthe sprocket-wheel 145 to rotate idly upon the shaft 137, while thelatter remains at rest. By this means, the feed-rollers may be renderedtemporarily inoperative. For the purpose of measuring the cloth thatpasses between the feed-rollers 136, a measuring device 156 of anysuitable construction is provided, same being fastened to one of theplates 138 and having its operating gear 157 meshing with one of thegears 140.

In order to afford a means for feeding the cloth 12 toward thefeed-rollers 136 and at the same time for supporting the cloth near saidrollers, a relatively wide belt 158 is provided, which belt is arrangedto travel in engagement with one of the feed-rollers 136 and, also, inengagement with a roller 159, the latter being mounted on a shaft 160,which is journaled in a pair of brackets 161 riveted or otherwisesecured to the channelirons 2.

The rollers 186 feed the cloth 12 over the member 17 and apron 8 to thepoint where same is caught automatically, as fully described in myabove-mentioned patent, by the cloth-clamps 88 carried by the endlessconveyer which comprises the chains 89 and the slats 88, a pair ofrollers 162 revolubly supported by brackets 163, which are riveted orotherwise secured to the channel-irons 2 at the sides of the machine,being provided for the purpose of actuating said clamps to grip thecloth. After the cloth is caught by the clamps 88, the latter draw thecloth over the table 1 until the conveyer is stopped temporarily by theengagement of one of the studs 87 with the notched end 78 of lever 76,as hereinabove described, during which, time the chains 89 remain atrest and the cloth 12 is out. For the purpose of illustration, only onestud 87 has been depicted in the drawings, but it should be understoodthat, in practice, two such studs are preferably used and are located atsubstantially equal distances apart along the length of the endlessconveyer, so that during each complete movement of the chains 89, twopieces of cloth, each of which is substantially onehalf as long as saidconveyer, are drawn separately over the table 1 and cut in the mannerhereinabove described, and then deposited upon said table. If desired,more than two studs 87 may be used, so that dur ing each completemovement of the chains 89 more than two pieces of cloth of shorterlength will be drawn separately over the table 1 and then cut anddeposited upon said table.

In order to release the piece or pieces of cloth so that same will bedeposited upon the table 1, when out in the manner hereinabovedescribed, a clutch member 164 is splined on shaft 30 and is heldnormally in engagement with the clutch member 165 borne by the hub ofpulley 28 by means of a spring 166. The clutch members 164: and 165 arepreferably of the dental type, and have their teeth arranged so that,when the pulley 28 is rotated counter-clockwise, Fig. 2, so as to causethe flexible element 19 to wind thereon and thereby operate theclothclamp 84 and the knife 15 to cut the cloth as hereinabovedescribed, the clutch member 165 borne by said pulley causes the clutchmember 164 to rotate therewith and thereby cause the shaft 30 to rotatethrough nearly a complete revolution, but, when the pulley 28 is rotatedin the opposite direction so as to allow the cloth-clamp 3 1 and theknife 15 to return to their initial positions, the teeth of the clutchmember 165 ride idly over the teeth of the clutch 164:, while the shaft30 remains at rest. A pair of miter-wheels 167 is mounted on shaft 30,and meshes with a pair of miter-wheels 168 mounted on a pair of crankshafts 169, respectively, one shaft 169 being arranged to extend alongone side of the main frame of the machine and ournaled in one of thehangers 31 and similar supports (not shown) suspended from the mainframe as described and illustrated in my above-mentioned patent, and theother shaft 169 being similarly arranged to 0X- tend along the otherside of the main frame. Due to the fact that the shaft 30 makes nearly acomplete revolution each time same is rotated, the miter-wheels 167 areformed slightly larger than the miter-wheels 168, so that each time theshaft 30 is rotated counter-clockwise, Fig. 2, each shaft 169 is rotatedthrough substantially a complete revolution. This rotation of each crankshaft 169 causes the cloth-clamps 88 to release the cloth in the mannerdescribed in my above-mentioned patent and takes place simultaneouslywith the cutting operation hereinabove described, so that after thecloth is cut and released, same drops upon the table 1.

Each slat 88 may be formed of a thin metal bar, and as an additionalmeans for supporting the endless conveyer, each slat may be providedwith a pair of rollers 170, one roller being rotatably attached to oneend of said slat by means of a pin 171 or the like, and the other rollerbeing similarly attached to the other end of said slat. As the endlessconveyer travels along, the rollers 170 carried by each slat 88 on theupper side of said conveyer ride upon the lower flanges of the upperchannel-irons 2 of the main frame of the machine, while the rollers 17 0carried by each slat 88 on the lower side of said conveyer ride upon thelower flanges of the lower channel-irons 2. At the points where theslats 88 travel around the sprocketwheels 90 on shaft 91, the lowerflanges of the upper channel-irons 2 and the upper flanges of the lowerchannelirons 2 are provided with cut-away portions 172, as depicted indotted lines, Fig. 4:, in order to allow the rollers 170 to passtherethrough.

From the foregoing description, the operation of the machine will beevident, and needs no further description.

I claim:

1. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, means for driving same, cloth-cutting means, means operable bysaid driving means for actuating said cloth-cutting means, a rock-shafthaving means for controlling the cloth-cutting actuating means, andmeans carried by said conveyer for rocking said shaft.

2. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer,

means for driving same, cloth-cutting means, means operable by saiddriving means for actuating said cloth-cutting means, a rockshaft havingmeans for controlling the cloth-cutting actuating means, means carriedby said conveyer for rocking said shaft, and means operable by saidrockshaft for rendering said conveyer inoperative during the cuttingoperation.

3. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, means for driving same, clotlicutting-andclamping means, meansoperable by said driving means for actuating saidcloth-cutting-and-clamping means, a rock-shaft having means forcontrolling the cloth-cuttingand-clamping actuating means, and meanscarried by said conveyer for rocking said shaft.

4. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, means for driving same, cloth-cuttingandclamping means, meansoperable by said driving means for actuating saidcloth-cutting-and-clamping means, a rock-shaft having means forcontrolling the cloth-cutting: and-clamping actuating means, meanscarried by said conveyer for rocking said shaft, and means operable bysaid rock-shaft for rendering said conveyer inoperative during thecutting operation.

5. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of aconveyer having means for holding the cloth, means for driving saidconveyer, cloth-cutting means, means for clamping the cloth during thecutting thereof, means operable by said driving means for actuating saidcloth-cutting means and said clamping means, a rock-shaft having meansfor controlling the cloth-cutting-anchclamping actuating means, meansoperatively connected with the (-lothcutting-and-clamping actuatingmeans for releasing said holding means, and means carried by saidconveyer for rocking said shaft.

6. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer hav ing means for holding the cloth, means for driving saidconveyer, cloth-cutting means, means for clamping the cloth during thecutting thereof, means operable by said driving means for actuating saidcloth-cut ting means and said clamping means, a rock-shaft having meansfor controlling the cloth-cutt-ing-andclamping actuating means, meansoperatively connected with the clothcntting-and-clamping actuating meansfor releasing said holding means, means carried by said conveyer forrocking said shaft, and means operatively connected with said rockshaftfor rendering said conveyer inoperative during the cutting operation.

7. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, a

, clutch continuously-driven shaft having means for driving saidconveyer, cloth-cutting means, means operable by said shaft foractuating said cloth-cutting means, clutch mechanism controlling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said clutch mechanism, and meanscarried by said conveyer for actuating said rock-shaft.

8. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, a continuously-driven shaft having means for driving saidconveyer, clutch. mechanism controlling the conveyer -driving means andrendering same normally operative, clothcutting means, means operable bysaid shaft for actuating said cloth-cutting means, clutch mechanismcontrolling the cloth-cutting actuating means and rendering samenormally inoperative, a rocleshaft having means for actuating one ofsaid clutch mechanisms, means operable by said rocl shaft for actuatingthe other of said clutch mechanisms, and means carried by said conveyerfor operating said rock-shaft.

9. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, a continuously-driven shaft having means for driving saidconveyer, clutch mechanism cont-rolling the conveyer-driving means andrendering same normally operative, a rockshaft having means foractuating said mechanism, cloth-cutting means, means operable by saidshaft for actuating said cloth-cutting means, clutch mechanismcontrolling the cloth-cutting actuating means and rendering samenormally inoperative, a rock-shaft having means for actuating saidlast-mentioned clutch mechanism, means operatively connecting saidrockshafts, and means carried by said conveyer for actuating one of saidrock-shafts.

10. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, a

Vcontinuously-driven shaft having means for driving said conveyer,clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means and renderingsame normally operative, a rockshaft having means for actuating saidclutch mechanism, cloth-cutting means, means operable by said shaft foractuating said clothcutting means, clutch mechanism cont-rolling thecloth-cutting actuating means andrendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said last-mentioned clutchmechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, means carriedby said conveyer for actuating one of said rock-shafts, and meanscontrolled by the cloth-cutting actuating means for permitting therestoration of said rockshafts to initial position upon the completionof the cutting operation.

11. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, a

continuously-driven shaftt having means for controlling theconveyer-driving means and rendering same normally operative, arockshait having means for actuating said clutch mechanism,cloth-cutting means, means operable by said shaft for actuating saidcloth-cutting means, clutch mechanism controlling the cloth-cuttingactuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shatthaving means for actuating said last-mentioned clutch mechanism, meansoperatively connecting said rockshatts, means carried by said conveyerfor actuating one of said rock-shafts, means controlled by thecloth-cutting actuating means for permitting the restoration of saidrock-shafts to initial position upon the com pletion of the cuttingoperation, and means for automatically restoring said rock-shafts toinitial position upon the completion of the cutting operation.

12. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyor, cloth-cutting means, a continuously-driven shaft having meansfor driving said conveyer and means for actuating said clothcuttingmeans, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a roclcshatt having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said roclosha'fts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts, and means carried by said conveyer foractuating said arm.

13. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, cloth-cutting means, a continuously-driven shaft having meansfor driving said con veyer and means for actuating said clothcuttingmeans, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyor-driving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutch mechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, an. armborne by one of said rock-shafts, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, and means carried by said conveyer tor actuating saidlever.

14. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyor, cloth-cutting means, a continuously-driven shaft having meansfor driving said conveyer and means for actuating said clothcuttingmeans, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rockshaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shatts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, means carried by said conveyer for actuating said lever,and means operable by the cloth-cutting actuating means for releasingsaid lever from its actuating means upon the completion of the cuttingoperation.

15. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcutting means, a continuously-driven shaft having meansfor driving said conveyor and means for actuating said cloth-cuttingmeans, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rockshaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, means carried by said conveyer for actuating said lever,means operable by the clothcutting actuating means for releasing saidlever from its actuating means upon the completion of the cuttingoperation, and means for automatically restoring said lever to itsinitial position after same is released from its actuating means.

16. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcutting means, a continuously-driven shaft having meansfor driving said conveyer and means for actuating said cloth-cuttingmeans, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyor-driving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism con-- trolling thecloth-cutting actuating means and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rockshaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, means carried by said con'veyer for actuating saidlever, means operable by the cloth-cutting actuating means for releasingsaid lever from its actuating means upon the completion of the cuttingoperation, means for automatically restoring said lever to its initialposition after same is released from its actuating means, and means forlimiting driving said conveyer and means for rotating said revolublemember, clutch mecha-i nism controlling the rotating means for saidrevoluble member and rendering same norf mally inoperative, arock-shafthaving means for actuating said clutch mechanism, an arm borneby said rock-shaft for actuating same, and means carried by saldconveyer for actuating said arm.

18. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, cloth-cutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, a flexible member connecting said revoluble member With saidcutter for actuating the latter, a continuously-driven shaft havingmeans for driving said conveyer and means for rotating said revolublemember, clutch mechanism controlling the rotating means for saidrevoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative, a rock-shafthaving means for actuating said clutch mechanism, an arm borne by saidrock-shaft for actuating same, means carried by said conveyer foractuating said arm, and clutch mechanism operat-ively connected Withsaid rock-shaft for rendering the conveyer-driving means inoperativeduring the cutting operation.

19. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcnt-ti means including a movable cutter, a revo ublemember, a flexible member connecting said revoluble member with saidcutter for actuating the latter, a continuously-driven shaft havingmeans for driving said conveyer and means for rotating said revolublemember, clutch mechanism controlling the rotating means for saidrevoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative, a rock-shafthaving means for actuating said clutch mechanism, an arm borne by saidrock-shaft for actuating same, means carried by said conveyer foractuating said arm, clutch mechanism operatively connected with saidrock-shaft for rendering the conveyer-driving means inoperative duringthe cutting operation, and means operable by said flexible member forclamping 7 the cloth vduring the cutting thereof.

20. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connecting said revoluble member with said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuously-driven shaft having means fordriving said conveyer and means for rotating said revoluble member,clutch mechanism controlling the conveyerdriving means and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the means forrotating said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative,a rock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rockshaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means connecting said rock-shafts, an arm borne by oneof said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, and means carried by said conveyer for actuating saidlever.

21. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcutting means including a movable cutter,

a revoluble member, means connecting said revoluble member With saidcutter for actuating the latter, a continuously-driven shaft havingmeans for driving said conveyer and means for rotating said revolublemember, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyerdriving means andrendering same normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling themeans for rotating said revoluble member and rendering same normallyinoperative, a rock-shaft having means for actuating saidfirst-mentioned clutch mechanism, a rockshaft having means for actuatingsaid second -mentioned clutch mechanism, means connecting saidrock-shafts, an arm borne by one of said rock-shafts for actuating same,a lever pivoted to said arm for actuating same, means carried by saidconveyer for actuating said lever, and means operable by said revolublemember for releasing said lever from its actuating means upon thecompletion of the cutting operation.

22. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clothcutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connecting said revoluble member With said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuously-driven shaft havin means for drivinsaid conve er and means for rot-ating said revoluble member,

clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer driving means and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the means forrotating said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative,a rock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means connecting said'rock-shafts, an arm borne by oneof said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, means carried by said conveyer for actuating said lever,means operable by said revoluble member for releasing said lever fromits actuating means upon the comple tion of the cutting operation, andmeans for automatically restoring said rock-shafts to initial positionafter said lever is released from its actuating means.

23. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, clotlrcutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connecting said revoluble member With said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuouslydriven shaft having means fordriving said conveyer and means for rotating said revoluble member,clutch mechanism controlling the conveycr-driving means and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the means forrotating said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative,a rock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means connecting said rock-shafts, an arm borne by oneof said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivoted to said arm foractuating same, means carried by said conveyer for actuating said lever,means operable by said revoluble member for releasing said lever fromits actuating means upon the completion of the cutting operation, meansfor automatically restoring said rockshafts to initial position aftersaid lever is released from its actuating means, and means forautomatically restoring said lever to initial position after same isreleased from its actuating means.

2%. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, cloth-cutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connecting said revoluble member With said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuously driven shaft having means fordriving said conveyer and means for rotating said revoluble member,clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the means forrotating said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative,a rock-shaft having means for actuating said first-mentioned clutchmechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuatin g saidsecond-mentioned clutch mechanism, means connecting said rock-shafts, anarm borne by one of said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivotedto said arm for actuating same, means carried by said conveyer foractuating said lever, means operable by said revoluble member forreleasing said lever from its actuating means upon the completion of thecutting operation, means for automatically restoring said rock-shafts toinitial position after said lever is released from its actuating means,means for automatically restoring said lever to initial position aftersame is released from its actuating means,

and means for limiting the return movement of said lever.

25.111 a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, cloth-cutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connecting said revoluble member With said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuouslydriven shaft having means fordriving said conveyer and means for rotating said revoluble member,clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the rotating meansfor said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative, arock-shaft having means for actuating said firstmentioned clutchmechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivoted tosaid arm for actuating same, means carried by said. conveyor foractuating said lever, means connected Witl'r said lever for releasingsame from its actuating means, and means carried by said revolublemember for actuating said releasing means upon the completion of thecutting operation.

26. In a machine of the character dc scribed, the combination of aconveyer, cloth-cutting means including a movable cutter, a revolublemember, means connccting said revoluble member with said cutter foractuating the latter, a continuouslydriven shaft having means fordriving said conveyer and means for rotating said revoluble member,clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving means, and renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism controlling the means forrotating said revoluble member and rendering same normally inoperative,a rock-shaft having means for actuating said firstmentioned clutchmechanism, a rock-shaft having means for actuating said second-mentionedclutch mechanism, means operatively connecting said rock-shafts, an armborne by one of said rock-shafts for actuating same, a lever pivoted tosaid arm for actuating same, means carried by said conveyer foractuating said lever, means connected With said lever for releasing samefrom its actuating means, means carried by said revoluble member foractuating said releasing means upon the completion of the cuttingoperation, and a guide for said releasing means.

27. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer for carrying cloth and means for feeding a material theretoincluding a pair of rollers, a pair of shafts supporting said rollers, apair of gears borne by said shafts and meshing With each other, meansfor driving one of said shafts, an auXiliary'roller, and a belt travelmg1n engagementwith said aux liary scribed, the combination of a conveyerfor carrying cloth, cloth-cutting means, means; for clamping the clothduring the cutting; thereof, a shaft having means for driving saidconveyer and means for actuating said cloth-cutting means and saidclamping: means, clutch mechanism controlling the conveyer-driving meansand renderingsame normally operative, clutch mechanism con-; trollingthe cloth-cut-ting-and-clamping 210- j tuating means and rendering samenormally 1- inoperative, a rock-shaft having means for: actuating saidfirst-mentioned clutch mechai nism, a rock-shaft having means foractuatmg said second-mentioned clutch mecha--; nism, means operativelyconnecting said;

rock-shafts, means carried by said conveyer for rocking one of saidrock-shafts, and means for driving said first-mentioned shaft.

29. In a machine of the character described, the combination of anadjustable frame, a conveyer supported thereby having means for carryingcloth, cloth-cutting means, means for clamping the cloth during thecutting thereof, a shaft supported by said frame having means fordriving said conveyer and means for actuating theclothcutting-and-clamping means, clutch mechanism controlling theconveyer-driving means and rendering same normally operative, clutchmechanism controlling the cloth-cutting-and-clamping actuating means andrendering same normally inoperative, means operatively connecting saidclutch mechanisms, means operable by said conveyer for actuating one ofsaid clutch mechanisms, and means for driving said shaft.

30. In a machine of the character de scribed, the combination of anadjustable frame, a conveyer supported thereby having means for carryingcloth, cloth-cutting means, means for clamping the cloth during thecutting thereof, a shaft supported by said frame having means fordriving said conveyer and means for actuating theclothcutting-and-clamping means, clutch mechanism controlling theconveyer-driving means and rendering same normally operative, clutchmechanism controlling the cloth-cutting-and-clamping actuating means andrendering same normally inoperative, means 0peratively connecting saidclutch mechanisms, means operable by said conveyer for actuating one ofsaid clutch mechanisms, means for driving said shaft, and means operableby the cloth-cutting-and-clamping actuating means for releasing theclothcarrying means during the cutting operation.

31 In a .machineqof the character described, the combination of anapron, a member supported by said apron and having a longitudinal slot,a guide located above said member and disposed substantially parallel tothe slot in same, a cutter movable ibodily along said guide from one.end of the latter to the other and adapted to travel through theslot insaid member, means for a tuating said cutter, and meansoperable :by saidactuating means for clamping the cloth to be cut against-said member.

32. In a machine of :.the character described, the combination .of anapron, a member supported thereby and having a longitudinal slot, .and apair of longitudinal grooves at opposite sides of the slot, a guidelocated above said member and disposed substantially parallel with saidslot, a cutter movablev along said guide and adapted to travelthroughsaid slot, *means for actuating said cutter, and a cloth-clampoperable by said actuating means and having presser feet locateddirectly above said grooves for pressing the cloth thereinto during thecutting operation.

33. In a machine of the character described, the combination of anapron, a member supported thereby and having a longitudinal slot, and apair of longitudinal grooves at opposite sides of the slot, a guidelocated above said member and disposed substantially parallel with saidslot, a cutter movable along said guide and adapted to travel throughsaid slot, means for actuating said cutter, and an inverted U-shapedcloth clamp having its edges bent inwardly and downwardly to formpresser feet located directly above said grooves for pressing the cloththereinto during the cutting operation.

34. In a machine of the character described, the combination of anapron, a member supported thereby and having a longitudinal slot, atubular guide located above said member and having a longitudinal slotwhich is parallel with the firstnamed slot, a cutter holder movablebodily through said guide from one end thereof to the other, a cutterconnected to said holder for movement with the same and extendingthrough the slot in said guide into said firstnamed slot, means foractuating said holder, and means operable by said actuating means forclamping the cloth to be out against said member.

35. In a machine of the character described, the combination of a clothsupport, a tubular guide located thereabove and having a longitudinalslot, a cutter holder movable endwise through said guide, a cutterconnected to said holder for movement with the same and projectingthroughsaid slot toward said support, means for actuating said holder,and means operable by said actuating means for clamping the clothagainst said support during the cutting operation.

36. In a'machine of the character described, the combination of a clothsupport having a longitudinal slot, and a pair of longitudinal groovesat opposite sides of the slot, a cutter adapted to travel in said slot,means for actuating said cutter, and a clamp operable by said actuatingmeans and having presser i eet located directly above said grooves forpressing the cloth thereinto during the cutting operation.

87. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, means for drivin same, cloth-cutting means, means operable liysaid driving means for actuating said cloth-cutting means, a rockshafthaving means for controlling said actuating means, an arm secured tosaid rock-shaft, a lever pivoted to said arm, and means carried by saidconveyer for actuat- .ing said lever to rock said shaft.

38. In a machine of the character described, the combination of aconveyer, meansfor driving same,cloth-cutting means, means operable bysaid driving means for actuating said cloth-cutting means, a rock-shafthaving means for controlling said actuating means, an arm secured tosaid rock-shaft, a lever pivoted to said arm, means carried by saidconveyer for actuating said lever to rock said shaft, and means operableby the first-named actuating means for releasing said lever from itsactuating means upon the completion of the cutting operation.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

STANLEY HARD Y.

Witnesses:

NANCY C. THOMAS, WALTER C. Gunns.

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